Control an animation with array data using VEX in Houdini. Hey folks, today I show you an interesting approach to use VEX to prepare a very specific animation. This is a simple example of that approach but can be used in many situations. In this video I...
This time we look at Polar Coordinates and how you can implement them in Houdini. Once you understand this concept it opens up alot of creative opportunities. I also give you a brief overview how this functionality can be used in a tool asset. Thank you guys...
In this video we look at the findattribval function. We start with the basic functionality before we take on some more complex examples from the dynamics context. There we touch constraints and the crowd tools. How can you visualize the constraint movement inside of a sop...
This time we take a look at the maketransform function and what you can do with it. But more importantly when is the right time to use it over a simple transform sop....
Here is the first video of a new series where I look at a single VEX function. How can it be used, what is it for and what options do you have. I also touch how I plan to incorporate usefull functions into my tool asset...
This is the second video on the VEX Roots and this time we create another batch that behaves in a different way. This time I combine the intersect function with the curveu attribute to get the look I am after....
Finally after a long time of work my VEX Beginner course was published on Pluralsight. In this course, you’ll learn how to approach VEX as any other programming language. First, you’ll explore the syntax and the programming environment. Then, you’ll discover how to become comfortable using...
This is the first of two parts on creating roots for the floating islands. I am going to create two kinds of roots. The thinner ones are crawling over the surface while the bigger ones are hanging from the sides and connect with the island. In...
This time we look at a way to normalize Geometry to easily scale it to the right proportions. As always I look at the VEX side of things. When creating the Sci Fi Corridor Generator for the Pluralsight Course I realized that this could be a...
This is a quick setup for displacement using a random object. The VEX Operation uses the proximity of the source object to displace Primitives of the main geometry. Here is the Hip File if you want to play with it. https://goo.gl/aTTsgF ...